Voting Comparison

Compare how two countries, blocs, or a country and a bloc voted on UN resolutions.

vs
5616 shared votes
79%
agreement
4416 agreed · 1200 diverged
5616 shared votes

Agreement Trend over Time

Agreement rate per year (years with ≥2 shared votes). Click a point or year label to filter the vote list below.

Position Matrix

How often each combination of positions occurred across all shared votes.

Viet Nam
Afghanistan Yes No Abstain
Yes 4136 39 112
No 7 115 20
Abstain 38 8 86

green = same position   amber = different position

Breakdown by Voeten Topic

Agreement rate per issue area (Voeten dataset, GA resolutions only). Dashed line shows overall agreement rate.

Middle East
88% 780/891
Nuclear/Arms
92% 528/572
Colonialism
87% 475/548
Human Rights
82% 621/760
Economic Dev.
84% 397/473
Disarmament
86% 667/773
Overall
79% 4416/5616

Most Divergent Votes

Resolutions where the two sides diverged most, sorted by how contested the overall vote was.

Resolution Afghanistan Viet Nam Y / N / A
A/RES/61/166
Promotion of equitable and mutually respectful dialogue on human rights : resol…
2006
non_voting yes 86 / 64 / 26
A/RES/57/230
Situation of human rights in the Sudan : resolution / adopted by the General As…
2002
non_voting no 80 / 62 / 33
A/RES/74/247
Countering the use of information and communications technologies for criminal …
2019
non_voting yes 79 / 60 / 33
A/RES/73/187
Countering the use of information and communications technologies for criminal …
2018
non_voting yes 94 / 59 / 33
31/37
United Nations Conference on Desertlflcatlon
1976
abstain yes 96 / 58 / 12
A/RES/52/119
Respect for the principles of national sovereignty and non-interference in the …
1997
abstain yes 96 / 58 / 12
A/RES/80/209
Human rights and unilateral coercive measures : resolution / adopted by the Gen…
2025
non_voting yes 122 / 56 / 0
A/RES/60/72
Follow-up to nuclear disarmament obligations agreed to at the 1995 and 2000 Rev…
2005
non_voting yes 87 / 56 / 26
A/RES/61/160
Promotion of a democratic and equitable international order : resolution / adop…
2006
non_voting yes 124 / 56 / 4
A/RES/64/31
Follow-up to nuclear disarmament obligations agreed to at the 1995 and 2000 Rev…
2009
non_voting yes 109 / 56 / 10
A/RES/79/167
Human rights and unilateral coercive measures : resolution / adopted by the Gen…
2024
non_voting yes 131 / 55 / 0
A/RES/79/168
Promotion of a democratic and equitable international order : resolution / adop…
2024
non_voting yes 125 / 55 / 7

Agreements on Contested Votes

Resolutions where both sides voted the same way despite significant opposition from others.

Resolution Both voted Y / N / A
A/RES/68/144
Report of the Human Rights Council : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2013
yes 94 / 71 / 23
40/233
Situation of human rights and fundamental freedoms in El Salvador
1985
yes 79 / 67 / 40
A/RES/65/224
Combating defamation of religions : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2010
yes 79 / 67 / 40
A/RES/64/156
Combating defamation of religions : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2010
yes 80 / 61 / 42
A/RES/54/168
Respect for the principles of national sovereignty and non-interference in the internal a…
1999
yes 91 / 59 / 10
32/132
Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
1977
yes 97 / 57 / 14
31/37
United Nations Conference on Desertlflcatlon
1976
yes 91 / 57 / 21
A/RES/49/180
Respect for the principles of national sovereignty and non-interference in the internal a…
1994
yes 97 / 57 / 14